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{{AKA|名量词 (míngliàngcí)|nominal measure word}}
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As the name suggests, these are measure words that are only used for nouns.
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
  
* Measure words can also specify a quantity, portion or shape.
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* Measure words can also specify a quantity, portion or shape, the same way the English words "piece," "slice," and "wedge" can indicate number and shape.
* Measure words can't be used with nouns of quantity such as 天, 年, 岁, 课.
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* Measure words can't be used with nouns of quantity such as 天, 年, 岁, 课. You can think of these words as being their own measure words.
 
* Measure words for length, capacity and weight can be made into compound measure words such as 千瓦小时.
 
* Measure words for length, capacity and weight can be made into compound measure words such as 千瓦小时.
* All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words.
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* All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words. Note that some nouns can use many different kinds of measure words (depending on shape, like above). There is not a 1:1 ratio between nouns and measure words. Also note that it ''is'' possible to just use "个" but that comes off as not as accurate.
* Indefinite measure words 点 and 些.
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* The indefinite measure words "" and "" are more vague, meaning "some" or "a little."
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==See Also==
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* [[Measure words for counting]]
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* [[Verb measure word]]
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 07:10, 22 November 2018

Also known as: 名量词 (míngliàngcí) and nominal measure word.

As the name suggests, these are measure words that are only used for nouns.

Notes

  • Measure words can also specify a quantity, portion or shape, the same way the English words "piece," "slice," and "wedge" can indicate number and shape.
  • Measure words can't be used with nouns of quantity such as 天, 年, 岁, 课. You can think of these words as being their own measure words.
  • Measure words for length, capacity and weight can be made into compound measure words such as 千瓦小时.
  • All nouns should be learned with the corresponding measure words. Note that some nouns can use many different kinds of measure words (depending on shape, like above). There is not a 1:1 ratio between nouns and measure words. Also note that it is possible to just use "个" but that comes off as not as accurate.
  • The indefinite measure words "点" and "些" are more vague, meaning "some" or "a little."

See Also

Sources